Abia Warriors technical adviser Imama Amapakabo has said that his players need to improve more on their techniques despite their victory over Plateau United. Amapakabo pointed out that his team conceded goals due to technical mistakes. Abia Warriors defeated Plateau United 3-1 at the Umuahia Township Stadium, Umuahia. Paul Samson, Ojonugwa Adejoh and Sunday Megwo were on target for Abia Warriors in the game. “We needed a win and we got it under our belt most importantly,” Amakpakabo stated in a post-match interview. There has been a lot we have to work on, having conceded three goals in our previous…
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Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has reminded Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, he is allegedly trying to destroy, was the brainchild of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Eze said it was condemnable that Wike could publicly attack Atiku while boasting of his capacity to fight those he called his enemies. DAILY POST reports that Wike, while addressing his followers and members of his faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the weekend, lambasted Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and the…
The president of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, Mike Dada, lost his wife, Modupe Temitope Dada, on Saturday. Modupe died after a brief illness at Dutchess International Hospital in Lagos, at age 48. Announcing her death on his Instagram page, Dada posted: “It is with immeasurable grief that the Dada family confirms the passing of our wife and sister, Modupe Temitope Dada, aka Dupsy, Mama Africa, at Dutchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. “A true and loving wife and mother indeed. She lived her life in the banking and entertainment industry and brought to us…
The naira returned to depreciation against the dollar at the foreign exchange market to kick off the week. FMDQ data showed that the naira slightly weakened to N1603.16 on Monday from N1600.78 exchanged on Friday, recording a marginal N2.38 loss. Similarly, at the parallel market, the naira dropped to N1730 per dollar on Monday from N1725 traded last week Friday. This comes as FX transaction turnover on Monday stood at $359.22 on Monday, a slight increase from $350.72 million on Friday. Naira begins week with depreciation against dollar
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged new chairmen and councillors not to disappoint the people who voted for them. DAILY POST recalls that the ruling party, APC, won the chairmanship across the 23 LGAs and the 255 councillorship positions. Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged gross irregularities in the conduct of the local government elections and promised to challenge the process in court Salisu Tanko Wusono, the publicity secretary of APC in Kaduna State, said in a statement that the Kaduna State Government created a conducive atmosphere for the conduct of free,…
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has insisted Arsenal are more than capable of winning the Premier League title this season. The Gunners suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday, with their rivals Manchester City and Liverpool both winning on Sunday. Neville feels it is still “early” enough for Mikel Arteta’s men to turn things around—but only on one condition. According to him, Arsenal must change their mindset and be strong enough when they are reduced to 10 men during matches. Neville said on his podcast: “If they do go down to ten men, they have got to…
Manchester City are eyeing Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso to be their next manager if Pep Guardiola rejects a new contract. Alonso has built a fine reputation for himself, winning the Bundesliga title while going unbeaten last season. The 42-year-old’s first full season with Leverkusen saw him become the favourite to replace Jurgen Klopp at former club Liverpool. But Alonso rejected the opportunity to return to Anfield, opting to stay at Leverkusen for at least one more season. However, according to Sky Germany, this current campaign is expected to be his last. City are firmly interested alongside Real Madrid, the…
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have arrested nine suspects and neutralised 10 others during clearance operations of kidnappers’ hideouts in FCT and neighbouring states. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He said the operations carried out by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit were conducted in the kidnappers’ dens in Kweri forest, Kaduna State and Gauraka forest in Niger. According to him, six of the suspects arrested over culpable homicide were responsible for various armed robbery cases and kidnappings in Dei-dei, Bwari and Dawaki communities in…
Nine Northern states in Nigeria have been plunged into darkness as the National grid collapsed again. The President of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Kunle Olubiyo disclosed in a statement on Monday night. The electricity system collapse led to outages in Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Benue, Katsina, Taraba, Gombe, and parts of Borno and Nasarawa states. The latest collapse though partial is the fourth time in less than two weeks. Recall that at the weekend the grid collapsed for the third time in a week. Reacting to the incessant national grid collapse and its impact on Nigeria’s economy, Olubiyo asked President Bola…
Controversial American rapper 50 Cent has broken his silence on the sex trafficking and rape allegations against his embattled colleague Sean Diddy. This comes as Diddy is hit with a second batch of sexual assault lawsuits including allegation that he raped a 13-year-old girl. DAILY POST reports that Diddy who is currently facing multiple sexual assault and rape charges was arrested in a Manhattan hotel by the federal agents, following a grand jury indictment. However, in an exclusive interview with People, 50 Cent said: “Look, it seems like I’m doing some extremely outrageous things, but I have not. It’s really…